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will not happen in the future. Secondly, S&P mentioned that on May 18 Ferrexpo announced the upcoming appointment of another acting CEO, Jim North. The agency said it is unclear whether Kostyantin Zhevago, Ferrexpo’s majority owner, will return to his previous CEO role, and, if he does not, what the permanent succession plan is. Thirdly, S&P said that the May 28 announcement of the upcoming retirement of Ferrexpo’s chairman Steve Lucas – and minority shareholders' rejection of Vitalii Lisovenko as an independent director – at an AGM vote on the same date cast further uncertainty on board stability.
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